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This year’s poster sessions will offer you the opportunity to see projects and research conducted by both students and seasoned professionals. Poster presenters will be on hand to discuss their work during the Friday morning and afternoon breaks.  

P01 - Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere: Transforming Acquisition Practices and Workflows at Northwestern University Libraries
Brittan Nannenga, Northwestern University Libraries

P02- Curating Community Digital Collections: Digital Preservation in Small Cultural Heritage Institutions
Kristina Warner and Jessica Behrman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

P03 - In the Trenches of Transcription: Untold World War I Stories Revealed 
Lily Birkhimer and Jillian Ramage, Ohio History Connection

P04 - History Harvest: The "Sounds of Eau Claire" Model 
Karyssa Gulish, Elizabeth Schmidt, and Greg Kocken, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

P05 - Michigan Black History Bibliography Project
Nathaniel Arndts and Belle Teesdale, Wayne State University

P06 - On the Books: Jim Crow and Algorithms of Resistance 
Nathan Kelber, UNC Chapel Hill

P07 - From Catalogue to Catalog: Art Exhibition Catalogues as Archival Record
Hilary Severyn,  University of Michigan

P08 - MPLP: From Practice to Theory 
Kyna Herzinger, University of Louisville

P09 - Integrated Organization: Processing 500 feet of Special Collection Materials in Under 18 Months 
Donica Martin, The Urbana Free Library; Angela Solis, University of Illinois

P10 - "Would You Like to Save the Game?" Issues in Video Game Preservation and Archiving
Peter Wagner, Monica Hunasikatti, University of Wisconsin-Madison

P11- Translation Description and Metadata in Large Institutions: Lessons from the Wars of Imperial Japan Digitization Project
Eric Buckenmeyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison,

P12 - A Historical Look at Protest Culture in Ann Arbor
Meredith Counts, Alexandria Rayburn, Reine Patterson, Tony Sexton, University of Michigan

P13 - Processing the Records of Sex Therapist Dr. Gina Ogden
Jack Kovaleski, Indiana University

P14 - Student Memory, Then and Now 
Rena Newman and Cat Phan, University of Wisconsin-Madison

P15 - Implementing Updated Records Management Standards at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History and Its Implications for Similar Institutions 
Mark Ramirez, University of Michigan

This year’s conference will feature two special themed restaurant tours, a spotlight on business archives and a Metro Detroit Archivist League (MEDAL) mixer. Stay tuned for more details!

Detroit downtown is bustling with restaurants representing a unique blend of traditional ethnic and new cuisine. Join LAC members as they guide to some of their favorite eateries.  Sign-up sheets will be posted near the registration area Wednesday-Friday.  Groups will meet in the lobby at 5:45PM.